Nigeria vs Uruguay: Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total
Share of youth not in education, employment or training … total over time
- Nigeria
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.6% against 11.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.8% | 17.9% | 9.9% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 14.4% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, total, Nigeria or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.6% against 11.9% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, total between Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Nigeria ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).